Azalea
Girl name · #278 in 2025 · Uniqueness 28/100
Azalea is currently the #278 girl name in the United States — 1,109 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #580, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 1,623 girls born in 2025 was named Azalea.
The 123-year story
Azalea first appears in the Social Security records in 1902, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 1,109 babies and a rank of #278. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Azalea per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Azalea in class?
Azalea scores 28 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "popular" band. A low score means broad familiarity: teachers will spell it right, and your child may share it with a classmate. For many families that's a feature, not a bug.
Where Azalea is most common
Geography matters for names, and Azalea is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Azaleas were CA (172), TX (154), FL (70), NY (39), CO (36). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
Names like Azalea
Statistically, parents drawn to Azalea tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Aurelia, Adelina, Amora, Alessia, and Aitana.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Azalea | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,109 | #278 |
| 2024 | 872 | #357 |
| 2023 | 841 | #365 |
| 2022 | 783 | #401 |
| 2021 | 753 | #419 |
| 2020 | 634 | #483 |
| 2019 | 581 | #528 |
| 2018 | 610 | #509 |
| 2017 | 523 | #576 |
| 2016 | 524 | #586 |
| 2015 | 524 | #580 |
| 2014 | 584 | #531 |
| 2013 | 446 | #628 |
| 2012 | 296 | #893 |
| 2011 | 204 | #1182 |
| 2010 | 165 | #1392 |
| 2009 | 136 | #1639 |
| 2008 | 138 | #1635 |
| 2007 | 128 | #1704 |
| 2006 | 121 | #1722 |
| 2005 | 137 | #1513 |
| 2004 | 97 | #1925 |
| 2003 | 94 | #1925 |
| 2002 | 97 | #1844 |
| 2001 | 86 | #1978 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Azalea a popular girl name?
Azalea ranked #278 among girls in 2025 with 1,109 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #580.
When was the name Azalea most popular?
Azalea peaked in 2025, when 1,109 American girls received the name (ranked #278 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Azalea?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 1,623 newborn American girls was named Azalea. It scores 28/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "popular".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.